Rep. Mark Llandro Mendoza filed House bill 4618 otherwise known as CCTV Cameras for Road Incident Monitoring Act of 2014.
This bill proposes government agencies and local government agencies to install close circuit television (CCTV) cameras to monitor all public utility vehicles in roads nationwide.
According to Mendoza (4th District, Batangas), CCTV camera is not only significantly used in crime investigation and prevention but is likewise advantageous in road surveillance.
“CCTVs provide accurate and real-time traffic situations and video information of road accidents,” Mendoza said.
“The need for 24/7 monitoring system has become necessary due to increasing criminal incidents happening everywhere,” he added.
The bill seeks to achieve this purpose from the Department of Interior and Local Government, Department of Public Works and Highways, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, Department of Transportation and Communications and the respective LGUs covering the routes of the passenger jeepneys, buses and other public utility vehicles to ensure the implementation and enforcement of this Act.
